175: That’s the Point of Early Access
Pride and Accomplishment
Chris discovers Excel Power Query and realizes he’s been doing things the hard way, while both of us check in on World of Warcraft—where one of us is making steady progress and the other… has not logged in for a while. Jason shares secondhand impressions of Pokopia after watching a lot of it, and Chris talks through early impressions of Slay the Spire 2, including how it feels in early access and the balance changes causing some community noise.
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174: Healers Don't Get Kicks
Pride and Accomplishment
WoW Midnight is out, and we’ve both played (a little of) it! Tune in for some initial impressions. Chris’ attention is split with Slay the Spire II, and Jason played a few fun games in the Steam Next Fest. Stick around to the end to hear Chris’ review of the Big Arch Burger at McDonald’s
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173: How Often Do You Jump?
Pride and Accomplishment
Jason is close to finishing Immortals Fenyx Rising before the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion launches. The hosts discuss Blizzard’s awkward Collector’s Edition timing, early access plans, and the new housing system in WoW. They also react to the surprise announcement that Slay the Spire 2 will include co-op when it releases into early access.
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172: Hot Swappable Mice
Pride and Accomplishment
Blizzard used the power of a free weekend to get us to play some WoW before the launch of Midnight. Chris has a new piece of hardware, and Jason's been playing a new (old) game. In the post-show, we try and fail to use a Windows 11 feature.
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171: Too Much for My Sensibilities
Pride and Accomplishment
Jason has a new 3D printer and hasn't stopped printing for two weeks. Chris is sick and playing Deep Rock Galactic Survivor. We discuss the Xbox Developer Direct, debate Forza Horizon 6 pricing strategies, and get hyped for WoW Midnight coming in March. In the post-show, we realize both of us desperately need more shelves in our lives.
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170: An Investment Era
Pride and Accomplishment
For the SIXTH time, we have calculated our game spending over the last year and we are discussing the numbers. Last year we set some records. Well, hold on because we're about to do it again. Previous spending episodes:
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169: Tangenting on the Tangent
Pride and Accomplishment
It's time for us to take a look back at 2025 and a look forward to 2026 to see what games we're most excited for. Farewell, Jason 2025 WoW Season 2 () Honorable Mentions Chris 2025 Honorable Mentions Hades II Split Fiction Jason 2026 Factorio 2.1 Honorable Mentions Chris 2026 Honorable Mentions
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168: Adventures Have Puzzles
Pride and Accomplishment
The Game Awards 2025 have come and gone, and the results are not too surprising. We did hear about a few interesting games at the show, though. Tune in to find out what caught our eye! Game Announcements
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167: Pizza Slicer of Death
Pride and Accomplishment
Happy Capitalism Season! Jason and Chris kick off the episode talking Black Friday hauls - Jason's obsessed with a powered cardboard cutter, and he's still on the hunt for the ultimate charging station for all his handhelds. Chris broke the two-hour rule for The Witcher 3 at $10 and grabbed the new Risk of Rain 2 DLC. Also, The Game Awards predictions! We go through a couple of categories making picks and arguing about who deserves to win. Jason goes full fanboy over Warframe's massive update dropping December 10th AND their Game Awards announcement.
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166: Over the Actual Internet
Pride and Accomplishment
Do you shut down your PC every night? Find out our answer to this listener-submitted question. Also, Jason has played all of Dispatch, and Valve introduced new hardware for next year, but didn’t give us any prices. Steam Hardware
info_outlineWe are halfway through February, and games are already starting to come out. Civilization VII and Rift of the Necrodancer are here, and one of us has played one of those games. Lastly, Jason found a new computer - tune in to find out what he got!